A View from Within

For 44 years James Lynch lay in Tauranga hospital NZ, paralysed, without speech and totally dependent. He was the longest hospital-stay patient in NZ history. He was visited by celebrities and ordinary people alike and formed lasting relationships with many. This is the story of one of those relationships- a poignant portrayal of the close bond developed over seventeen years James was visited by the author. Pauline Grogan tells James' story with sensitivity and love. It is an absorbing tale of how a seriously disabled man was able to come to terms with his paralysed body and experience a fullness of life. As Pauline discovered he was able to help many others to move past the constraints of their lives to a greater fullness than would otherwise have been possible. Pauline Grogan's book "Beyond the Veil" becomes entwined with that of James Lynch in this sequel. Boston based Author Robert Waldron says, "A View from Within" is one of the most spiritual memories I have ever read. James Lynch was indeed paralysed for most of his life but in reading about it I feel I have walked with a luminous spirit - one who, by acceptance of suffering, transcended it."